Re: Linux distro for early PowerPC based Mac?

You should be able to run the latest stable debian on it. I set up an
old beige 7200 a few years back and from memory I had to have a small
macos partition that would then auto boot the linux partition. What
Mhz is the CPU and how much RAM does it have? I think you will be
pushing it to run any GUI. You could also try Xubuntu for PPC.


On 9/19/06, Tony Langdon <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anyone got any suggestions for a distro to run on an early PowerPC
> (pre G3) based Mac?  I've got one here without an OS, and would like
> to put Linux on it.  The other choice is MacOS 9.1, but these days,
> there's no new apps appearing for that platform, so Linux would be my
> preferred choice now.  Unfortunately, the machine isn't compatible
> with OS X. :-(  But I'm hoping Linux will make it much more useful. :)
>
> Any suggestions?  It will be used in a desktop role, so I'm looking
> for something that has a reasonable out of the box desktop setup and
> is fairly well maintained (security updates via yum, apt, etc
> released promptly).
>
> A wide range of packaged apps would be nice, but if push comes to
> shove, I can work from source if needed. :) The machine is going to
> be used mostly for Internet access - web browsing, email (mostly
> Hotmail via the web) and IM (Gaim! :) ).  I'll also be installing
> Samba on it as well, as the rest of the machines are Windows based...
>
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